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Weekly Ride Stories 

In Which we Watch some other Elite Athletes

October 14, 2005August 13, 2012 admin

It is not every day that the average person gets the chance to watch elite cyclists in action. Of course,

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In Which I cop a Faceful

October 6, 2005August 13, 2012 admin

We all know well the perils of riding the Warburton Trail. These include slippery gravel, unleashed dogs, marauding magpies, unpredictable

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In Which Hooters Goes Hiding

September 29, 2005August 13, 2012 admin

Looking ahead at the impressive number of cyclists in our peloton it is hard to believe that so much has

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In Which Records Continue to Tumble (and so does Tubby)

September 22, 2005September 3, 2012 admin

Over the past couple of weeks I have had a steady inflow of phone calls and e-mails from new riders

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In Which we Discover How Many Ghosts it takes to change a Tyre

September 15, 2005August 12, 2012 admin

Gary’s e-mail was not exactly encouraging. “It’s been pouring down here all morning and now it’s just started to hail”.

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In Which History Repeats Itself

September 8, 2005August 12, 2012 admin

Before embarking on today’s ride I decided to look back in the extensive Warby archives to see what happened on

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In Which Spring has Sprung

September 1, 2005August 12, 2012 admin

The rapid (and welcome) onset of Spring always brings forth dramatic changes. As well as the explosive changes that we

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In Which we celebrate the end of Winter

August 25, 2005August 12, 2012 admin

There are indeed rare times where Freedom is so much more than just another word in the dictionary. As I

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In Which we get a Taste of Spring

August 18, 2005August 12, 2012 admin

After months of languishing in the miserable depths of a Warburton Winter you can only imagine how much we long

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In Which We Mourn for Eddy

August 11, 2005August 12, 2012 admin

The experts told us that Wednesday was one of the coldest days on record for Victoria, with widespread snow and

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Upcoming Events

  • May 31, 2026 – Special Ride - Chelsea to Baxter - start at Bicentennial Park in Chelsea at 10 am

    Meet in the car park of the Chelsea Bicentennial Park, Scotch Parade, Chelsea in time for a 10 am start. We will be following a mixture of bike paths to and from Baxter.

    All riders planning to take part will need to let me know by Saturday morning. If there are insufficient starters the ride will be cancelled.

  • June 1, 2026 – Monday Morning Ride - start at FTG library at 9 am

    Meet in the car park of the FTG library in time for a 9 am start. The ride may be between 40 to 50 km with considerable road riding.  Experienced riders only for this one.

  • June 4, 2026 – Warby Trail Ride - start at Woori Yallock at 10 am

    Start at the Woori Yallock car park at 10 am. Lunch will be at the Gladsydale Bakehouse from 12 noon

  • June 8, 2026 – Special Ride to Celebrate the Reign of Queen Sandie - start at Jells Park kiosk at 10 am

    Each year the reigning King or Queen is honoured by allowing them to conduct a special "Royal Ride". All Ghostriders are summoned to come along and show respect and gratitude by joining this special ride. The ride will start at Jells Park kiosk at 10 am. Where will it end ? Only Sandie knows.

    This ride replaces the regular Monday Morning Ride from FTG.

  • June 11, 2026 – Mystery Ride - Start at Schwerkolt Cottage at 10 am

    This is the ride that was cancelled a few weeks ago. Theo will lead us on a real mystery ride, starting at Schwerkolt Cottage in Mitcham at 10 am

Monthly Calendar

Events in May 1957

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29April 29, 1957 30April 30, 1957 1May 1, 1957 2May 2, 1957 3May 3, 1957 4May 4, 1957 5May 5, 1957
6May 6, 1957 7May 7, 1957 8May 8, 1957 9May 9, 1957 10May 10, 1957 11May 11, 1957 12May 12, 1957
13May 13, 1957 14May 14, 1957 15May 15, 1957 16May 16, 1957 17May 17, 1957 18May 18, 1957 19May 19, 1957
20May 20, 1957 21May 21, 1957 22May 22, 1957 23May 23, 1957 24May 24, 1957 25May 25, 1957 26May 26, 1957
27May 27, 1957 28May 28, 1957 29May 29, 1957 30May 30, 1957 31May 31, 1957 1June 1, 1957 2June 2, 1957
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